1 00:00:02,319 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: Is pet Life Radio. Let's Talk Pets. Hello, Hello, Hello, 2 00:00:24,199 --> 00:00:26,600 Happy Sunday. I hope you all had a good Fourth 3 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,600 of July. Safe. I hope your pets were safe. You know, 4 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,399 it's funny in all the years of Fourth July, and 5 00:00:32,439 --> 00:00:35,119 I've had many, many, many dogs over the years, including 6 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,159 five now, and I have my dogs have never had 7 00:00:38,399 --> 00:00:41,880 the problem with the with the noise of the sound 8 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:46,560 of fact, I leave outside fine there, it's like never happened. 9 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,960 So I guess in that in that regard, I'm pretty lucky. 10 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,640 But I heard of something really cool. So you may 11 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,000 have heard this. I didn't know because i've it's been 12 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,520 new to me. Apparently they have these kind of noise 13 00:00:58,719 --> 00:01:02,840 reducing heads answer almost like an earphone that you could 14 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,920 put over your dog. And I guess it must kind of, 15 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,159 you know, kind of a soft wrap around the head 16 00:01:08,159 --> 00:01:13,439 with some noise reducing sub product or fabric something right 17 00:01:13,439 --> 00:01:16,040 that fits over their ears. And so one of my 18 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,560 clients let me know that he tried it and it works. 19 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,159 He said it was great. So I never heard of it, 20 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,280 but something to look into maybe in the years next 21 00:01:25,359 --> 00:01:28,079 year or two. So how I got a question is 22 00:01:28,079 --> 00:01:31,200 from Francesca All right, good morning. Question. Why do you 23 00:01:31,239 --> 00:01:33,519 suggest for mail dog that he gets fixed sooner or later? 24 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,519 What are the risks of not having a fixed? Thank you? Okay, 25 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:39,280 so great question. And when it comes to neutering and 26 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:43,000 spaying anyway, I am an advocate. I think that it 27 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,760 can avoid a lot of problems in the future. There 28 00:01:44,799 --> 00:01:49,519 is one breed, however, that new studies have shown that 29 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,799 it might actually be better not to spade uter. But 30 00:01:52,879 --> 00:01:57,760 the only breed that that holds true is the Golden Retriever. Now, 31 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,400 more work is being done. I know UC Davis studying 32 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,719 this and a couple other universities are studying it. That 33 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,439 there seems to be a higher prevalence of tumors in 34 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:09,520 general in these dogs in the Golden Retriever if they 35 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:13,159 are spade or newters. So that's interesting. A couple of 36 00:02:13,159 --> 00:02:15,639 things have changed over the years. Number one, we do 37 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:17,520 know that in males, and I'm gonna give you a 38 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,680 statistic more from the behavior side, but there are some 39 00:02:20,759 --> 00:02:24,080 advantages as well, but more from the behavior side, and 40 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:28,000 that is say, be that they've shown that if one 41 00:02:28,039 --> 00:02:30,759 were to make a couple of assumptions, and the assumptions 42 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,439 being say, half the dogs in America are male and 43 00:02:33,479 --> 00:02:36,199 half are female. Just make it simple, and let's say 44 00:02:36,319 --> 00:02:40,719 half are spade neuter, half aren't. So then probably more 45 00:02:40,719 --> 00:02:42,560 are spade newter than not. But let's say half half, 46 00:02:42,599 --> 00:02:45,879 just to prove my point. So then in any of 47 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,719 the quadrants, okay, male female, spade or not spade or 48 00:02:49,719 --> 00:02:55,520 not neuter, the percentage of male that are intact should 49 00:02:55,599 --> 00:03:01,479 be around twenty five percent. Okay, so right, half male, 50 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,360 half female, half spade, half neutered, half not neutered. So 51 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:08,120 you're looking at twenty five percent. So then statistically, if 52 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,599 you were to hear a statistic about the dogs that 53 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:14,400 are found dead on US roads and highways, well, we think, 54 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:19,080 just by by the numbers, quarter of them males that 55 00:03:19,159 --> 00:03:22,120 are neutered, quarter of them males not neutered, a quarter 56 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,520 female space, a court not space. Well guess what it is. 57 00:03:25,199 --> 00:03:29,159 Seventy five percent of dogs found dead on US roads 58 00:03:29,199 --> 00:03:32,680 and highways are non neutered males. What does it tell you? 59 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,560 It tells you that these dogs, you know, behaviorally, they 60 00:03:36,879 --> 00:03:39,479 like to rome, and they're the ones that are jumping 61 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,080 fences and getting out, and they're picking up the sense 62 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,599 of females that are in season and estris and this 63 00:03:44,759 --> 00:03:47,360 is what's going on. So right there, from a safety 64 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:51,360 you know and standpoint, it's probably better to get them 65 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,520 spaded and neutered. Now, how about medically, if you space, 66 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,960 if you neuter a dog young, then you can eliminate 67 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:03,560 prostatitis anytime, anytime prostat Now, there was a study down 68 00:04:03,599 --> 00:04:06,560 about prostate cancer and it seems to be there's no 69 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:11,039 benefit or detriment either way. So I'm not going to 70 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,639 tell you do it. It's kind of prevent prostate cancer. Fortunately, 71 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:18,399 protect cancer is not that very common, but prostatitis inflamed 72 00:04:18,439 --> 00:04:21,240 prostate which is very painful for the dog. You'll see blood, 73 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:25,800 bloody urine. This is something that seems to be how 74 00:04:25,879 --> 00:04:28,920 much higher prevalence in intact males when you new to it. 75 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:32,160 In fact, if you get a dog that persistently gets prostatitis, 76 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,199 first of all, you know who's probably intact. Secondly, when 77 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:38,439 we get them through this about we want to neuter. Ideally, 78 00:04:38,439 --> 00:04:41,160 you don't want to neuter a dog in the middle 79 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:44,480 of a prostatitis is that can lead to what's called 80 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,879 prostatic cysts. We want to wait till everything goes down, 81 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,920 everything is normal, and then we want to get them fixed. Now, 82 00:04:50,319 --> 00:04:53,360 so there are some of your advantages. Now. Of course, 83 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:59,120 testicular cancer again it's not super prevalent, but if you 84 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:00,959 remove the test if, there's no way they can get 85 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,720 testicular cancer. So, and here's another one. This is important too, 86 00:05:05,319 --> 00:05:08,079 that when it comes to testicular cancer, if your dog 87 00:05:08,879 --> 00:05:11,800 has what's called a mon orchid or crypt orchid, meaning 88 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,879 the testicles have not descended, they are somewhere in the 89 00:05:14,879 --> 00:05:18,040 abdomen or in the flank. Flank testicle is not as bad, 90 00:05:18,519 --> 00:05:22,920 but abdominal testicles there is, they are much a much 91 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:27,240 greater higher risk of developing cancer. Why, testicles in the 92 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,759 scrotum are basically subjected to ambient temperature whatever it is, 93 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:34,480 seventy eighty whatever. But a dog's body temperature is one 94 00:05:34,519 --> 00:05:36,399 hundred point five to one hundred and two point five. 95 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,879 That means the testicle that is in the abdomen is 96 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:44,040 subjected to that temperature, and that temperature predisposes them to 97 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:48,759 more prostatic disease, including prostatic cancer. I mean, excuse me, 98 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:52,560 testicular disease. Then that means testicular cancer. So it's something 99 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,720 you really really want to know that if you are 100 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,720 if you have a dog that is a house dog 101 00:05:57,879 --> 00:06:01,199 and you're not gonna show him, you're not going to 102 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:05,639 breed him, then, in my opinion, is better safer long 103 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:07,680 all to get him neutered. You don't want to wait 104 00:06:07,759 --> 00:06:09,600 until he's a problem and then do it if you 105 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,399 can do it prophylactically. So and it might save their 106 00:06:12,439 --> 00:06:13,759 lives because if you have a dog gets going to 107 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:15,920 roam and gets hit by a car or you know, 108 00:06:15,959 --> 00:06:17,800 in a fight with a coyote or something like that, 109 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,360 it could be a real problem. So I hope that 110 00:06:20,439 --> 00:06:25,560 answers your question. And so, and I'm dealing with a 111 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,240 case now and female, I mean as well, since we're 112 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,879 talking about this a five year old frenchye, Well again, 113 00:06:32,399 --> 00:06:35,600 five year old frenchy, I would definitely neuter. Now, one 114 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,199 can argue both ways. Well, got these figures al already, 115 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,720 nothing's ever happened, Well it's going to happen. Well, I've 116 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:44,439 had prostate infections prostatitis come in dogs that are ten 117 00:06:44,519 --> 00:06:47,399 or eleven, and at that point you really want to 118 00:06:47,399 --> 00:06:48,839 get them through the about and then you want to 119 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:52,360 fix them. Well, would I rather anesthetize a five year 120 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:56,240 old dog or an eleven year old dog. So unless 121 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,319 you have this dog, and I'll give another statistic. Most 122 00:06:59,439 --> 00:07:05,560 legitimate breeders, I mean we're talking breeding responsible. They know 123 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:10,240 their crafts. Once their dogs hit six or seven, they're 124 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,160 gonna fix them anyway because they're too old to breed. 125 00:07:13,199 --> 00:07:14,759 No one's gonna want to breed with a seven or 126 00:07:14,759 --> 00:07:17,680 eight year old dog. Females, they're not going to do 127 00:07:17,759 --> 00:07:22,800 well anyway. So that's why. So when you know a 128 00:07:22,879 --> 00:07:25,680 legitimate breeder wants to get their pets fixed and they're 129 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:29,879 making lots of boku bucks doing the breeding, those studs 130 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:31,920 go out for who knows a frenchy stud, but they 131 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,120 probably get I wouldn't surprise you. They get three to 132 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:38,399 five thousand dollars a breeding, so why not. But when 133 00:07:38,399 --> 00:07:40,680 they hit that certain age, they usually get them fixed. 134 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:43,920 And so females before we go into the boaz, we'll 135 00:07:43,959 --> 00:07:46,360 talk about that in a second. Before we get there, 136 00:07:46,439 --> 00:07:48,839 I want to talk about the females again. There are 137 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:53,399 more advantages to spaying a dog early. Unlike the male, medically, 138 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,959 it can be done almost any time. Females, there's the 139 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:01,680 incidents of breast cancer. Memory cancer in a female dog 140 00:08:02,399 --> 00:08:07,399 jumps up dramatically when they are intact. If you spay 141 00:08:07,439 --> 00:08:12,160 them before the first heat, then the it's almost ninety 142 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,879 eight percent ninety five percent reduction. Risk reduction if you 143 00:08:15,959 --> 00:08:19,439 let them have one and spain before the second is 144 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,360 about eighty eight to ninety percent, still pretty darn good. 145 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:27,240 But after that there's no risk reduction. So you want 146 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:29,399 to get them at least before the second heat. Now, 147 00:08:29,399 --> 00:08:32,759 what about other issues? Why not do them all before 148 00:08:32,799 --> 00:08:36,480 the first heat? Ah, In very small breeds, then that 149 00:08:36,639 --> 00:08:39,039 is still acceptable. But there are a number of studies 150 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,759 out now that are realizing. They're showing that there are 151 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:47,720 more problems in dogs that were spayed too early later 152 00:08:47,759 --> 00:08:50,720 on in life, and therefore they recommend letting them have 153 00:08:50,799 --> 00:08:54,240 one heat, And so I'm on that. I'm in that 154 00:08:54,279 --> 00:08:58,919 camp right now. Larger breeds you can, you can let them, 155 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,159 you can wait, let them have one heat, but spay 156 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,960 them before the second. Small breeds you can still. I 157 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,200 just wait till all their adult teeth are in, because 158 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,200 you don't want to knock them out twice unless there's 159 00:09:09,279 --> 00:09:12,679 severe crowding early on, and it's going to affect how 160 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,519 the teeth come in if you wait too long. Some 161 00:09:15,639 --> 00:09:18,840 of those dogs rarely that need to have two procedures. 162 00:09:19,039 --> 00:09:22,639 One as soon as the puppy tooth, the deciduous tooth 163 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:24,840 does not fall out, and you can see the adult 164 00:09:24,879 --> 00:09:28,120 tooth is coming in in an abnormal position. You want 165 00:09:28,159 --> 00:09:31,879 to go ahead and I get the puppy teeth out 166 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:36,039 most of the time, to wait till like six months. 167 00:09:36,279 --> 00:09:38,759 All the adult teeths to be in, and any teeth 168 00:09:38,799 --> 00:09:40,399 that are still in baby teeth that are still in 169 00:09:40,399 --> 00:09:42,960 by six months needs to come out anyway, so do 170 00:09:43,039 --> 00:09:46,879 them at that time. Males on neutering, for example, though 171 00:09:47,399 --> 00:09:50,919 larger the breed, the longer I want to wait, they 172 00:09:51,279 --> 00:09:55,120 take longer to mature. They they're eat faster, but longer mature. 173 00:09:55,159 --> 00:09:57,159 So if I have a giant breed, I'll try to 174 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,799 keep until the year and a half, even two a 175 00:09:59,799 --> 00:10:03,039 lo large breed to one one and a half, so 176 00:10:03,399 --> 00:10:08,200 medium breeds one at least twelve months. But the little 177 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:09,720 guides if you want to do it earlier, you can 178 00:10:09,759 --> 00:10:14,240 do it earlier. Okay, waving waving, waving behavior, And do 179 00:10:14,279 --> 00:10:17,039 I see a change the behavior after operation? I usually 180 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,559 don't see a change at all. And people say, yeah, 181 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:21,759 but he's such a good watch dog. Let me tell 182 00:10:21,799 --> 00:10:26,279 you something if you talk too military or police departments 183 00:10:26,279 --> 00:10:29,639 that use a lot of these dogs, they are the 184 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:33,840 females are just as aggressive, just as credable, So you 185 00:10:33,879 --> 00:10:36,480 can't use that argument. It's not gonna work now, either 186 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:38,919 male or female, they are going to be the same. 187 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,480 So I want I don't if with the hope is 188 00:10:41,759 --> 00:10:44,240 they become a little more homebody, They become a little 189 00:10:44,279 --> 00:10:46,639 less aggressive with other dogs, like walking them out in 190 00:10:46,639 --> 00:10:49,159 the neighborhood. If there's another male dog, they should chill. 191 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:52,120 Now have I seen that my little frendsheet or one 192 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,480 of my little terriers. No, still as obnoxious as they come, 193 00:10:55,799 --> 00:11:00,320 but they are neutered. And but sometimes it's just the 194 00:11:00,399 --> 00:11:03,279 nature of the dog, whether male female, in tax bait, 195 00:11:03,279 --> 00:11:08,159 it doesn't any difference. So anyway, but overall, I do 196 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,799 think they mellow. They become a little bit more better 197 00:11:10,879 --> 00:11:15,480 family oriented in my opinion. Okay, hippos, how do you 198 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:18,399 know if your dog has boas so boas is break 199 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:23,840 acephallic obstructive airway syndrome break. Thesephalics are the dogs with 200 00:11:23,919 --> 00:11:26,639 the pushed in faces, the Bostons, the Frenzies, the Pugs, 201 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:30,799 the English bulldogs, the Sheetsu's, the loss all those Japanese 202 00:11:30,879 --> 00:11:34,080 chin all those dogs are really pushed in faces are subject. 203 00:11:34,159 --> 00:11:37,480 The French bulldogs are notorious. They are probably the number 204 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:41,840 one breed to suffer from this syndrome. How do you know, 205 00:11:42,279 --> 00:11:45,840 First of all, they're just their breathing. Their breathing, it's 206 00:11:45,879 --> 00:11:51,120 not like it's when they get excited, they really struggle. 207 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:55,159 They get overheated, They really struggle. Their noses are also 208 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,000 really pinched. If you look at their nostrils and compare 209 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:01,000 it to a normal dog, they're really like this. So 210 00:12:01,039 --> 00:12:04,159 they can't even you know, do air exchange through their 211 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:08,279 nose either. So their throat, what happens is they have 212 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:14,399 what they call laryngeal saccules are enlarged, they have elongated 213 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:18,600 soft palate, they have stenotic naaries. Okay, this all and 214 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,759 just the whole back of the throat is just very thickened. 215 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:24,559 Some of these things are anatomic and they also get 216 00:12:24,639 --> 00:12:28,679 I often hyatl hernias. So there are so many problems 217 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:34,440 associate with these dogs. So I do the surgery the naies, 218 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:38,759 the sacules, the soft palate. I use laser. I think 219 00:12:38,799 --> 00:12:42,000 it's fantastic. A lot of doctors just still do with 220 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,320 good old fashioned surgery. You get bleeding, they it all stop. 221 00:12:46,039 --> 00:12:48,200 They know they cut the nose. I do laser, So 222 00:12:48,639 --> 00:12:51,399 laser I get. I mean I have to rarely use 223 00:12:51,399 --> 00:12:55,639 the suture for laser. There's I would say ninety eight 224 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,879 percent don't bleed at all. Two percent a little bleeding. 225 00:12:58,919 --> 00:13:00,720 I can neither use a little epin or I'll just 226 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:04,240 put one or two sutures in. But it's very, very unusual, 227 00:13:04,639 --> 00:13:07,000 So I think laser is the way to go. But 228 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:12,320 some people use electrocottery. So, but in general, it is 229 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,200 a very common problem in these breeds. You can tell 230 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,480 because they just can't breathe. And when they can't breathe 231 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,720 or their breathing is labored and noisy, you know that's 232 00:13:21,759 --> 00:13:24,399 the problem. So and you can just have a check out. 233 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:24,559 Speaker 2: Now. 234 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: One of the things I will tell you for those 235 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:28,919 of you who have these breeds and you hear the 236 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:32,120 breathing issues, you can take into your vet. Who's gonna 237 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,440 open the mouth and say, oh, here's the problem. They 238 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:38,039 have to be evaluated under anesthesia. So my what I 239 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:40,120 typically do. Since again some many of these dogs are 240 00:13:40,159 --> 00:13:42,480 going to get spade or neutered, I will I tell 241 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,759 the owner. I can tell you the naries. That's the 242 00:13:44,759 --> 00:13:47,919 only thing you can see. You cannot evaluate saccules nor 243 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,360 elongated self palate in an awake dog, so you have 244 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:54,080 to I wait till we anesetize, and I when I 245 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,440 pass that endotracheal tube is when I make my judgment call. 246 00:13:57,679 --> 00:13:59,240 And then I'll talk to the owner and say, Okay, 247 00:13:59,759 --> 00:14:02,279 you're good or you're not good, and we take it 248 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:07,559 from there. Okay. So another thing nuts we love our 249 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:10,720 French ya. I know Frenchies are I have Frenchies. I'm 250 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:14,840 on my third and they are. They're a unique breed, 251 00:14:14,879 --> 00:14:17,679 I can tell you that. And they're getting really, really popular. 252 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:22,840 They are obviously the number one dog in the AKA 253 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,399 registered dog in the AKC right now. They have overtaken 254 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:29,279 the Labrador Retriever, which is pretty amazing. So and I've 255 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:31,279 had Labage for even longer than I've have Frenchie. I fact, 256 00:14:31,279 --> 00:14:34,279 I have one right now. Let's see, I want to 257 00:14:34,279 --> 00:14:36,720 make sure I've waited everybody all right. What I want 258 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,200 to do now, because it's our halfway point in the show. 259 00:14:39,679 --> 00:14:41,159 I want to take a quick break when I come back, 260 00:14:41,159 --> 00:14:43,120 when you come back, I want to talk about one 261 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:48,080 thing specifically, and that is the emergencies. I want to 262 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:50,399 talk about just some of the emergency issues that we've seen. 263 00:14:50,759 --> 00:14:54,039 How many are not what you can do before spending 264 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:56,960 hours upon hours. Let's see, in a big city, my 265 00:14:57,039 --> 00:14:59,279 clients tell me they've gone to an emergency clinic, and 266 00:14:59,559 --> 00:15:02,080 besides the that ninety five percent of them were non emergencies, 267 00:15:02,279 --> 00:15:05,960 they waited for hours, and then what happens once you're 268 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:09,000 in that clinic disturbs me greatly. So I just want 269 00:15:09,039 --> 00:15:10,840 to give you guys some pointers things to think about, 270 00:15:11,279 --> 00:15:13,519 and when we come back, we will and if any 271 00:15:13,559 --> 00:15:16,039 other questions think of now sitting accented to me during 272 00:15:16,039 --> 00:15:17,879 the break, and we'll go from there. 273 00:15:21,559 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 3: You know the expression cats have nine lives, Well, what 274 00:15:25,519 --> 00:15:28,360 if you can give them one more? But give them ten? 275 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:31,480 Movement is on a mission to help give cats an 276 00:15:31,679 --> 00:15:36,360 extra life. How with spay and neuter spain or neutering 277 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:40,200 your cat helps them live a longer, healthier life, and 278 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:44,919 it helps control free roaming cat populations too. 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How one would know whether it's 289 00:16:31,159 --> 00:16:34,159 environmental allergies like pollens, weeds and trees, and what we 290 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:37,759 call atopy inhaled allergens, that is, we're going to be 291 00:16:37,759 --> 00:16:41,519 a seasonal and if it's not seasonal and it's been 292 00:16:41,559 --> 00:16:45,759 all the time, there is a possibility, especially especially if 293 00:16:45,799 --> 00:16:49,000 it's linked to also dogs that are rubbing their faces okay, 294 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:55,480 or they are some ears, faces and feet. They're licking 295 00:16:55,519 --> 00:16:58,080 a lot at their front feet so much so that 296 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:04,640 they're causing a a what's called a discoloration saliva staining 297 00:17:04,839 --> 00:17:06,880 of the hair at the top of the feet or 298 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:10,720 underneath the paws. It's all red. They're really attacking themselves. 299 00:17:11,519 --> 00:17:14,599 Those three things combined, I would say food allergy is 300 00:17:14,799 --> 00:17:19,079 high on my list, and so for that we talked 301 00:17:19,079 --> 00:17:23,240 about this before starting what's called a single anigen novel 302 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:26,480 protein diet. Both of those are very important. You can't 303 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:28,359 have a food if you read the ingredients that have 304 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,039 three or four different grains or vegetables that have two 305 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,079 different protein. You can't do that. The more you put in, 306 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:36,920 the more likely one of those is going to be 307 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:40,680 allergenic to the dog. And then you're gonna blow the 308 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:42,680 whole food because you think of the whole food is bad. 309 00:17:43,039 --> 00:17:45,680 It's not. It was that one protein. So we look 310 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:50,079 for things that are single protein and novel novel meaning 311 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:53,519 new to the dog. What are some of the least 312 00:17:53,559 --> 00:17:59,160 novel beef, poultry, checking turkey, why because they've been in 313 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:02,839 the foods forever. Even lamb is is getting close to that. 314 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:05,000 So novel is gonna be something that the dog is 315 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:13,720 probably never had. And things like telapia, cod, salmon, rabbit, venison, bison, alligator, kangaroo. 316 00:18:13,759 --> 00:18:16,079 I mean, there are proteins out there that are really 317 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:19,400 crazy and so but that's what you want to put 318 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:21,920 your dog on slowly, and as far as grains or 319 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:24,880 a vegetable, one thing it could be sweet potato, could 320 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:27,039 be potato, It could be green, pea, could be kinwah, 321 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:30,240 could be barley, could be oats. So you and there 322 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:32,920 are foods out there or make it yourself, and then 323 00:18:33,039 --> 00:18:36,480 once you switch over it slowly to this new single 324 00:18:36,559 --> 00:18:41,599 aigen novel protein diet. Then you're going to take kritze 325 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:43,640 four to six I should say six to eight weeks 326 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,640 to start seeing a change. So, but it is really tough. 327 00:18:46,759 --> 00:18:50,839 Most people fail these elimination diets. Why because it's really 328 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:53,759 hard and they always cheat or they give them something 329 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:57,359 that they don't realize, like a treat. That means, if 330 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:00,599 you're gonna pick salmon, for example, every pro the eats 331 00:19:00,599 --> 00:19:03,720 gotta be salmon. It can't be anything else because then 332 00:19:03,759 --> 00:19:05,920 you're just kidding yourselves because you're gundral this work. Then 333 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:07,839 you give them a treat that has some chicken, they 334 00:19:07,839 --> 00:19:10,480 start going after themselves go, oh well, I was hoping 335 00:19:10,519 --> 00:19:12,359 salmon work, but it didn't work. All the salmon was 336 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:14,200 working great. It was a gift fact that you give 337 00:19:14,279 --> 00:19:17,359 some chicken that didn't That didn't work. So be very 338 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:20,559 very very strict with yourselves. Speak your veterinarian. There are 339 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:22,799 ways to do it, and you can also there's some 340 00:19:22,839 --> 00:19:25,039 other dice out there, so you don't have to make 341 00:19:25,079 --> 00:19:29,960 anything or pick your brains out. That is hydrolyzed protein okay, 342 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:34,400 And so hydrolyzed protein is also it's not as good 343 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,680 as single anagen novel, but it's it's and that is 344 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,599 they break the proteins down, the amino acids, so they're 345 00:19:40,759 --> 00:19:43,160 no longer are seen by the body by the immune 346 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:48,319 system as the culprit as allergenic. It's just pieces. And 347 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:53,359 therefore these you know, they use basically the amino acids 348 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:57,200 are broken down before they get into the system and 349 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,720 therefore they're they're not as allergenic, So that is something 350 00:20:00,759 --> 00:20:06,000 to know. There was a question here coup them does 351 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:10,359 the hiki bayse ear mites? So ear mites there are 352 00:20:11,079 --> 00:20:14,680 I like the ivermectins. Ibromectins work really well for ear mites. 353 00:20:15,079 --> 00:20:18,720 Some of the celimectin, for example celimectin which is the 354 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:23,680 active ingredient of revolution okay or celarid product, those are 355 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:27,720 meant to be there. They're sort of newer than advantage 356 00:20:27,839 --> 00:20:32,079 or I shouldn't say that, imminecloprid and fipronail. But they 357 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:36,720 are still work well with cats and not as well 358 00:20:36,759 --> 00:20:39,680 with dogs. That's why I like the new isoxazolenes for dogs, 359 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:43,640 but they are good for ear mites. So any ivermectin 360 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:48,079 product either topically we make our own using liquid ivermectin 361 00:20:48,599 --> 00:20:51,279 and so we put it topically and put them on 362 00:20:51,559 --> 00:20:55,119 a system a systemic treatment the celarid and that seems 363 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:57,000 to work well with ear mites. And also you've got 364 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:58,519 to make sure to clean the ears out or your 365 00:20:58,599 --> 00:21:01,880 veterinarian or your veterans technicians to clean the ears out 366 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:06,000 really really well. There's also a product called mytox my talks. 367 00:21:06,519 --> 00:21:09,640 I don't think it's OTC, but you can get it, 368 00:21:09,759 --> 00:21:13,519 you know, online and your your veteranet maybe a habit 369 00:21:14,039 --> 00:21:17,480 and I would put some my Talks in also very 370 00:21:17,599 --> 00:21:23,880 very effective. So and fortunately most adult dogs or cats 371 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,680 don't get ear mites unless they're outdoor cats and they're 372 00:21:26,759 --> 00:21:30,720 mingling with kittens or dogs that are mingling with going 373 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:32,799 to a daycare when there are a lot of puppies. 374 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:36,559 But most of the time the infection, the ear infection 375 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:41,039 that dogs get is often called MALAICESI it's yeast, there's all. 376 00:21:41,079 --> 00:21:44,720 There are also some bacterial infections. Pseudomonis is a biggie, 377 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:49,720 very hard. So you again, sometimes when you have persistent 378 00:21:49,839 --> 00:21:53,640 ear infections, it's important to do a culture, try to 379 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:56,559 find out what it is, have done a stuicidology, see 380 00:21:56,559 --> 00:21:59,000 if you're yeast because if you have really bad yeast, 381 00:21:59,079 --> 00:22:02,920 most of the ear preps that we recommend have anti 382 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:07,559 fungal anti yeast medications in them. But if it's really 383 00:22:07,599 --> 00:22:10,599 bad and recurrent, a couple of things happen. Number One, 384 00:22:10,799 --> 00:22:13,319 when there's a lot of swelling as well the ear 385 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:16,880 is red and inflamed, those topicals don't work as well 386 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:19,599 because they can't get to this source. The ear is 387 00:22:19,599 --> 00:22:24,640 too thickened, so that's the problem. So I often recommend 388 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:29,400 an oral product as well, flu conosol, ketoconosol, itoconozol. You 389 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,119 have to talk to your veterinarian. There are a lot 390 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:34,279 of good products out there that seem to be able 391 00:22:34,519 --> 00:22:37,319 to kill the a malices of the yeast on the inside. 392 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:39,720 And also if it comes back bacterial, you want to 393 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:42,839 put them on antibotic as well. This is where also 394 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:47,119 if it's allergy related and you're using an isochs azolene, 395 00:22:47,519 --> 00:22:50,119 we don't usually want to use steroids. But I went 396 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:52,200 to a talk a couple of years ago one of 397 00:22:52,279 --> 00:22:55,480 my favorite conferences, which is the SKICE Conference put on 398 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,680 by the Colorado Veteran Medical Association. SKYE is standing for 399 00:22:59,039 --> 00:23:02,960 ski CEO, and it's always had a Colorado venue. I 400 00:23:03,039 --> 00:23:04,799 had to miss last year because it sat right the 401 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,119 same time as VMX. I was so upset. But I'm 402 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:10,119 looking forward to going this year. Always last week of January, 403 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:12,640 and it's always a great Colorado of venue. And it's 404 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:14,519 one of the things he six thirty to seven is 405 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,240 a low breakfast, like breakfast seven to nine, you're in session, 406 00:23:18,799 --> 00:23:21,279 nine to four you're on the slopes, and then four 407 00:23:21,319 --> 00:23:23,119 to six or four to seven back in session, and 408 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:27,279 then you're you're free for the evening. It's fantastic, loose casual. 409 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,079 Everybody has so much fun. So but the speaker was 410 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:34,000 all about allergy and ears and he was a professor 411 00:23:34,519 --> 00:23:39,319 e DVM PhD Internal medicine and dermatology. I mean, this 412 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:42,599 guy was the real deal. And he says that even 413 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,319 though the words out there that you're going to be 414 00:23:44,319 --> 00:23:47,160 putting your dog a dog on that saxageleines, you're no 415 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:50,160 longer need the steroids, except he says, if you have 416 00:23:50,319 --> 00:23:54,480 really inflamed ears, that you have in order for anything 417 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:57,400 to work, including yes SOX, yeah, got to get rid 418 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:01,000 of the swelling. And therefore he does recommen and using 419 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:04,519 a short course of steroids to get rid of that'spregnice 420 00:24:04,519 --> 00:24:08,319 own to get rid of inflammation, so everything else can 421 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:11,599 start working. So I do double up and I can 422 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:13,920 don't blame me. I can blame it on the professor 423 00:24:14,039 --> 00:24:16,839 because he knows way better than I do. And yes, 424 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,400 it does work really well. Okay, so airmites. Let's see, 425 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,119 does the Hickey brace really work from torn ligaments? Well, 426 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:27,680 you know, any any brace. I'm not familiar with that brand, 427 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:30,799 but any brace, depending on First of all, the ligaments 428 00:24:30,799 --> 00:24:32,599 could be the knee, it could be I'm dealing right now, 429 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,160 it's a toe, so I'm putting it in a split. 430 00:24:35,759 --> 00:24:40,480 So anything that's going to prevent the movement, and ideally 431 00:24:40,559 --> 00:24:43,160 if it can the pressure, especially when it's a toe, 432 00:24:43,839 --> 00:24:46,720 then it's going to help. I know that. When I 433 00:24:46,759 --> 00:24:49,880 have my shoulder surgery, I could not not work. I 434 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:51,519 mean there's no way I could. They want to be 435 00:24:51,559 --> 00:24:53,359 to take off for two weeks and not get are 436 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:56,799 you crazy? I took off. I did a day, I 437 00:24:56,839 --> 00:24:59,400 was back to work day two days later, surgery Tuesday. 438 00:24:59,599 --> 00:25:02,799 Home way day back at work Thursday, and I had surgery. 439 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:04,839 So I did one of those braces that wrapped around 440 00:25:04,839 --> 00:25:07,200 my body so I could not move my My arm 441 00:25:07,279 --> 00:25:10,319 was stuck to my body and I put my elbow. 442 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:12,839 I wasn't broken. That worked fine. So I had my 443 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,880 surgery table elevated, talked to my elbow, and I was 444 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:18,319 doing surgery. People thought I was nuts. My doctor hated me. 445 00:25:18,599 --> 00:25:23,240 But good news is I healed really well. So a 446 00:25:23,319 --> 00:25:26,160 hawk brace, yes, So any of those braces, and there 447 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:31,079 are good braces now that are you can remove the velcrode. 448 00:25:31,519 --> 00:25:36,079 Anything that prevents movement of that joint is that's key. 449 00:25:36,519 --> 00:25:38,799 If you can somehow prevent some of the pressure, which 450 00:25:38,839 --> 00:25:41,240 is very difficult in a dog. Even though they're not 451 00:25:41,279 --> 00:25:43,720 using the joint, they're stepping on it. Okay, when I 452 00:25:43,759 --> 00:25:46,680 had my arm, I attacked to my body with that 453 00:25:46,759 --> 00:25:49,720 brace going around me, I couldn't move my no, no, 454 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,559 I couldn't move my shoulder at all. And there's nothing 455 00:25:52,559 --> 00:25:55,839 that puts pressures like I'm lifting weights and doing you know, 456 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:59,559 shoulder presses. So that was good. In dogs, I know 457 00:25:59,599 --> 00:26:03,039 it's really difficult, but that would be ideally is to 458 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:06,799 but definitely anything that stops the movement is going to 459 00:26:06,839 --> 00:26:10,279 be helpful when it comes to ligament damage. Ah, So 460 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:14,640 Francesca think of adopting a French eye out of shelter, 461 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,079 but that growth in his ears. So it really depends. 462 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:21,559 First of all, chronic chronic inflammation often leads to some 463 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:25,720 sort of growth in the ear. Oftentimes, if it's fairly 464 00:26:25,799 --> 00:26:30,680 accessible through a scope, then they can be removed. I 465 00:26:30,799 --> 00:26:36,279 use my electrocattery for these, sometimes laser and that opens 466 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:39,240 up the ear ear canal. When you have a very 467 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:42,319 very narrowed ear canal because of a growth taking up 468 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:46,079 that space, the diameter within the diameter of the ear canal, 469 00:26:46,519 --> 00:26:50,400 they're just more predisposed to infection. You don't get ear airflow, 470 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:52,400 you get the dirt stuck in there, you get moisture 471 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:55,480 stuck in there. It's a perfect environment for infection, especially 472 00:26:55,559 --> 00:27:01,079 east infection. So those if you can access, that's great. 473 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,920 Now if it's really down deep, then that's a different 474 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:06,200 story because then you might have to do almost like 475 00:27:06,599 --> 00:27:09,720 a procedural where you cut all the way down, you 476 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:12,359 open up the canal, you remove it. But when you 477 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:15,440 sew it back together, there could be scarring, and then 478 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:18,400 that scarring can lead to narrowing and then you so 479 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:21,160 sometimes if it's really bad, you end up needing what's 480 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:26,000 called a lateral canal. Resection. You just remove the lateral canal. 481 00:27:26,559 --> 00:27:30,000 That's something your GP should be able to do. I 482 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:33,480 do them. Or if you need what's called a TIKA, 483 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:37,680 which is the total ear canal oblation, and that would 484 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:39,960 I don't do those. I reserve those because you got 485 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:42,799 to go way into the ear canal into the bullets, 486 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:46,559 and the bullet that requires some really fancy forwork and 487 00:27:46,839 --> 00:27:50,319 skill and training and I never learned that procedure, so 488 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:52,119 I don't do it. I refer that to the Board 489 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:58,599 certified surgeons. Okay, we're enjoying good, good, good life with corgis. 490 00:28:00,039 --> 00:28:03,200 What are your thoughts and recommentions on root and something's 491 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:06,599 on senior dogs, arthritis and other aging concerns. I'm not 492 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:11,200 familiar with routin, r u T, I n I know 493 00:28:11,279 --> 00:28:17,799 for for arthritis, I would certainly recommend anything glucosamine, codroyt 494 00:28:17,839 --> 00:28:21,279 and non story of l antin inflammatories. There is a librella, 495 00:28:21,319 --> 00:28:25,839 which is a pain medication. That is that I would do. 496 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:30,079 But you know, first of all, on these dogs because 497 00:28:30,079 --> 00:28:33,440 there are fortunately from a prior question, there are ligament issues. 498 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:40,200 There are more soft tissue strains, tendons, there's I would 499 00:28:40,319 --> 00:28:43,599 always want to confirm from an X ray that there 500 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:50,480 is ongoing arthritis. Arthritis is usually a rate of graphic interpretation. 501 00:28:50,519 --> 00:28:53,680 Now sometimes you may have the indid of CT or 502 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:56,359 even an amor I because sometimes you can have subtle 503 00:28:56,440 --> 00:29:00,599 arthritis that is not visible on an X ray, I 504 00:29:00,839 --> 00:29:04,160 would think that if that's the case and the pain 505 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:06,440 is there, I would again, it spends how you want 506 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:08,960 to approach it. Academically. You got to go on to 507 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:12,599 keep looking practically, which is I pride myself I'm being 508 00:29:12,599 --> 00:29:16,079 a practical vet. I would say, since these seems glucosamine 509 00:29:16,319 --> 00:29:20,200 harmless if the dog is healthy, already done bloods, and 510 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:25,319 a good nonstory of anti inflammatory like carprofin like a 511 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:34,160 the deroxikib, all those other or derrek coxib. These are 512 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:37,440 non story antin inflammatories that seem to work really well. 513 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:42,720 Loxiccam which is medicam a short course in a healthy 514 00:29:42,759 --> 00:29:45,799 dog with normal bloods, normal liver, I would try that 515 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:51,400 Galla galapriant. So you basically, sometimes we rule out or 516 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:55,200 we make a diagnosis based on response to therapy, and 517 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:57,799 it's sometimes a lot cheaper as long as that therapy 518 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,640 is not going to be harmful. And so from a 519 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:05,359 practical standpoint. That's that's what I'd recommend. If you think 520 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,039 that the pain is an issue, you can try Librella. 521 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:12,039 Do your homework on Librella. There's a lot out there. Unfortunately, 522 00:30:12,079 --> 00:30:14,480 there's a lot of bad stuff. I don't buy it. 523 00:30:15,359 --> 00:30:20,000 I've had I've used hundreds of doses. I had one case. 524 00:30:20,119 --> 00:30:23,359 One and one percent is not bad when it comes 525 00:30:23,359 --> 00:30:27,319 to reactions, and it wasn't even a serious I can 526 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:30,279 talk death and all that the classic. You know what, 527 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:35,000 I heard from an independent research company that was studying 528 00:30:35,039 --> 00:30:39,119 this that the dog who is claimed that the Librella 529 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:42,559 caused this dog to die. Two days later, when they 530 00:30:42,599 --> 00:30:47,319 were sent for an independent pathology lab for an autopsy, okay, 531 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:50,720 I called the postmortem exam, they found the dog had 532 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:53,960 a splendid tumor which was obviously there for a long time, 533 00:30:54,119 --> 00:30:57,440 that ruptured and this dog bled out. Had nothing to 534 00:30:57,559 --> 00:31:02,240 do with the Librella. But people love to point fingers, 535 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:04,319 so a lot of these stories you hear, and guess what, 536 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:08,519 here's another one for you. Librella. It said for arthritis pain. 537 00:31:09,079 --> 00:31:13,160 How many young healthy dogs are gonna need to take Librella? 538 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:17,279 Not many, if any ah, but who needs it? It's 539 00:31:17,279 --> 00:31:20,519 gonna be that older dog that's slowing down, that could 540 00:31:20,559 --> 00:31:23,480 have another dozen different problems going on. You put them 541 00:31:23,519 --> 00:31:26,519 on umbrella, and three weeks later after the second they died. 542 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:30,960 Really was it the librella? I don't think so. Before 543 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,599 it came here, our FDA is strict as as hell, 544 00:31:34,319 --> 00:31:38,000 and it was used millions of doses in Europe for 545 00:31:38,119 --> 00:31:40,839 five years or whatever it was before it actually was 546 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:44,240 approved here in the US. And their reaction rate was 547 00:31:44,319 --> 00:31:49,839 less than one percent. So any drug, I mean, I've 548 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:52,240 told you this. My dad once out after you're taking 549 00:31:52,599 --> 00:31:56,319 for years penicillin, had an anaphylactic reaction to penicillin and 550 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:59,359 was rushed to hospital, couldn't breathe. All right, Whose fault 551 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:00,920 is that? I would that guy that goes to a 552 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:03,960 restaurant and has an at of factor reaction to shrimp 553 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:09,319 with no prior history, okay, And is that the restaurant's fault. 554 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:13,799 So it just really blows my mind when these people 555 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:17,079 complain I would use it. I would use it on 556 00:32:17,119 --> 00:32:20,359 my own dog. And could they get a reaction, Yes, 557 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:26,119 the severe reactions of death very rare. So if it 558 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:29,119 was really going to relieve the suffering, and I've tried 559 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,039 other things first, and they didn't work well or well 560 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:34,880 enough for me or more importantly for my dog, I 561 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:37,559 would use Librella. So but talk to your veterinarian. Do 562 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:41,640 your homework. Look it's easy, dope. Look at all like 563 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:48,200 legitimate sources. Okay, don't look at people lay people. Don't 564 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:52,160 even look at holistic homeopathic vets that don't like anything Western. 565 00:32:52,799 --> 00:32:57,880 Look at legitimate studies, scientific studies, peer reviewed articles from 566 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:01,759 the universities, and come up with your your decision based 567 00:33:01,799 --> 00:33:05,359 on that, and then let me know. Got a collaboration 568 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:09,119 with Lynette, who's fantastic. Thank you so much. Okay, Well, 569 00:33:09,119 --> 00:33:12,160 it's a good something for senior dogs. So for senior 570 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:15,079 dogs a couple of things. First of all, a joint supplement, 571 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:18,200 especially if it's a big breed, anything with glucosamine, Condroit 572 00:33:18,279 --> 00:33:20,720 and MSM. I think those are all good. One thing 573 00:33:20,759 --> 00:33:24,000 that I've been using and I use it for my dog, 574 00:33:24,119 --> 00:33:27,039 my almost soon to be next month, fourteen year old labrador. 575 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:30,960 He's doing great. He's on Condroy and he's on that stuff. 576 00:33:31,119 --> 00:33:36,720 But I also have him on leap ears and leap 577 00:33:36,759 --> 00:33:41,119 ears is an NAD plus. I take it myself and 578 00:33:41,759 --> 00:33:45,160 not no let me rephrase. I don't take leap ears 579 00:33:45,599 --> 00:33:49,119 not a dog product, but I take an NAD supplemented 580 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,880 and the reason why I take it honestly, I was 581 00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:58,480 approached by leapyers to maybe help endorse their product, and I, 582 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:01,519 you know, like I said, in influence or whatever it means, 583 00:34:01,559 --> 00:34:04,519 I'm not I don't believe myself as one, but anyway 584 00:34:04,839 --> 00:34:07,759 they thought I was. So. But I'm not going to 585 00:34:07,839 --> 00:34:11,320 lend my name and promote something I don't understand myself. 586 00:34:11,599 --> 00:34:14,880 So I started doing some homework on this whole process 587 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,039 of any D plus and the brain and the aging 588 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:20,280 and all that stuff and the focus and memory. God 589 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:24,280 to iive you that. So and I was so impressed 590 00:34:24,559 --> 00:34:28,000 with the science that I look started looking for human versions. 591 00:34:28,119 --> 00:34:31,280 And I take any D every day, and so I 592 00:34:32,039 --> 00:34:35,239 do like leap years. It's a chew. I've yet to 593 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:38,480 meet a dog that doesn't like it, and it seemed 594 00:34:38,519 --> 00:34:40,679 to be working really well. My dog, I'm telling you, 595 00:34:41,079 --> 00:34:44,599 he's an almost fourteen year old Labrador. And except for 596 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:47,400 my last lab Grover, who went to sixteen and a half, 597 00:34:48,159 --> 00:34:50,440 the oldest dog I already got labrador was thirteen and 598 00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:52,599 a half, and that was Woody. So I'm telling you 599 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:56,320 I am already very very impressed with it. So look 600 00:34:56,360 --> 00:35:00,320 it up see if it works for you. Take a 601 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:03,760 rous it's our e u S. I took true Niagen 602 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:07,320 also very good. The Roosts product that I take. You 603 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:11,960 look it up, RUSS Pharma, Pharmacology, something like that. You 604 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:14,960 see it. It's made in America, and I just liked 605 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:18,800 it because it was more cost effective and it had 606 00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:23,360 one extra ingredient that I liked, and it is and 607 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:25,960 it was more of the the na d the ribus 608 00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:28,800 somnoid wherever the hell they call it. It actually had 609 00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:33,239 more of it. So I that's what I did. All right. 610 00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:34,119 Speaker 3: Here is. 611 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:40,280 Speaker 1: Mcore original art. You want to asking for a request 612 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:42,440 to join a lot of times people hit that and 613 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:45,599 they don't mean to hit it. So if you really, 614 00:35:45,639 --> 00:35:48,320 really really think that that's what you want, then just 615 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:51,440 give me a thumbs up and I'll let you in anyway. 616 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:56,239 Where once again, I am. What about Collagen? Yeah, Collagen 617 00:35:56,800 --> 00:36:00,480 also there's some I don't I don't take it, but 618 00:36:00,559 --> 00:36:03,440 I've heard good things about it, and I don't use 619 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,159 it for my dogs yet. But from what I read 620 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:09,239 and understand, there's no downside. I just don't know anything 621 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:11,639 about the brands. I have not done any research on 622 00:36:11,679 --> 00:36:16,239 it myself, so but maybe I should. Huh D. I mean, 623 00:36:16,239 --> 00:36:18,239 I got a bad right knee and I'm still playing 624 00:36:18,239 --> 00:36:24,039 basketball at seventy so, uh you know, I sometimes I 625 00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:26,760 take look, I take my fair share. I take a 626 00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:30,079 coach are ten, which is you know, I take my 627 00:36:30,079 --> 00:36:33,400 my my glucose to me and kudroit and uh so 628 00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:36,639 you know, anything that I can do to get my 629 00:36:36,679 --> 00:36:40,440 free radicals under control, I'll do that. So I I 630 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:42,800 like myself, but take I take a item in a 631 00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:47,519 multi So anyway I should, I'm gonna look into it 632 00:36:47,519 --> 00:36:49,079 because I hear I hear a lot of people take 633 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:54,239 college in Okay. So I've overstepped my welcome, all right. 634 00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:57,039 I know that Mark is giving me those dirty looks. 635 00:36:57,480 --> 00:37:00,519 So next week I'm here saying that time saying that 636 00:37:00,679 --> 00:37:02,800 channel here on pet Life Radios Ask the Best with 637 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:05,599 Doctor Jeff and on Instagram Live Save your questions if 638 00:37:05,639 --> 00:37:08,119 they're really good. But if it's something that's really serious 639 00:37:08,159 --> 00:37:09,920 or urgent, because we didn't get a chance to talk 640 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:11,480 about one of the things I wanted to talk about, 641 00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:14,920 and that is what constitutes urgency. And how do I 642 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:17,079 know whether I need to go rush to an emergency 643 00:37:17,119 --> 00:37:18,960 where I get to wait for six hours and spend 644 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:21,800 two thousand dollars. So we'll talk about that. I'll give 645 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:24,159 you my I'll throw my two cents in there, and 646 00:37:24,199 --> 00:37:27,199 from my experience as chief veteran Advisor of air Vet, 647 00:37:27,599 --> 00:37:29,960 how many emergencies are really emergency. So we'll talk about 648 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:32,639 that next week. And again, thanks for joining me. A 649 00:37:32,679 --> 00:37:34,480 great week everybody. I'm so glad you had to get 650 00:37:34,519 --> 00:37:37,960 forth and all well. Be seeing expatis com. 651 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:43,920 Speaker 2: Let's talk pets every week on demand only on Petlife 652 00:37:44,039 --> 00:37:45,159 Radio dot com